Surrey welcome Durham to Beckenham in the Metro Bank Women’s One Day Cup looking for their first win of the 2025 season.
The match is scheduled to start at 10:30am, with warm weather expected.
SURREY SQUAD
Surrey make one change to the squad, as Ryana MacDonald-Gay returns in place of Phoebe Franklin, who misses out due to injury.
Tash Farrant, Aylish Cranstone, Charlotte Lambert, and Jemima Spence remain unavailable due to injury.
HOW CAN I KEEP UP WITH PLAY?
The match will be broadcast live on Surrey’s YouTube channel with a link posted in Surrey’s Match Centre and social media channels.
Surrey Cricket’s social media channels will provide live updates from the Kia Oval, with clips and highlights posted throughout the day. A written report and highlights will be available at the end of the match.
LAST TIME OUT
Like most other match up’s this side of the season, the two sides are yet to face one another. This unique situation creates an opportunity for any team to come out on top.
Surrey are coming in off the back of consecutive losses and will be looking to re-establish themselves as the team to beat.
Surrey started their last game well, reducing Hampshire to 259 on what looked like a favourable batting wicket. Stand out moments in the field were frequent, squeezing Hampshire in the middle of the innings to zero boundaries in 11 overs.
Despite effort with the ball, Surrey struggled to find a steady partnership that stood up to Hampshire’s total. Alice Capsey anchored the innings with 57 from 96 balls whilst all-rounder Alice Monaghan gave Surrey a glimmer of hope with a quick-fire 40.
Surrey were all out for 209, giving Hampshire victory by 50 runs. Surrey will look to kick start their season with a victory over Durham.
DURHAM
Captain: Hollie Armitage
Head Coach: Dani Hazell
The big questions: Durham have assembled a squad including some star signings and some smart signings. Will they be able to hit the ground running at the start of a new era for women’s cricket in the county? Spin bowling looks to be their super-strength, with Katie Levick, Mady Villiers and Katherine Fraser leading the way.
Player to watch: Captain Hollie Armitage promises to be a talismanic presence. She bats, bowls leg-spin, fields superbly and is one of the best leaders in English cricket. Batting is her main suit, and she will be hoping big runs will help her go from the fringes of England’s team and be a regular pick.
Young gun: All-rounder Phoebe Turner has impressed in Northern Diamonds colours in the last couple of seasons, including a match-winning six for 20 in a 50-over match against Lancashire Thunder last September with her seamers. Dynamic with the bat in the middle order too. There’s a bit of Nat Sciver-Brunt about the 21-year-old.
Final thought: Durham will be confident they can challenge the likes of Surrey and The Blaze this summer, though a lot rests on the shoulders of Hollie Armitage and New Zealand captain Suzie Bates with the bat. Bates has penned an overseas deal for the full summer at the Banks Homes Riverside. England pacer Lauren Filer will bring an X-Factor to their bowling attack.
Squad: Hollie Armitage (captain), Suzie Bates, Leah Dobson, Lauren Filer, Katherine Fraser, Abi Glen, Bess Heath, Trudy Johnson, Katie Levick, Emma Marlow, Mia Rogers, Lizzie Scott, Phoebe Turner, Sophia Turner, Mady Villiers, Emily Windsor.
Previewed by Graham Hardcastle – ECB Reporters Network supported by Rothesay
